Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Markus Prock (AUT) | |
| Silver |  Jens Müller (GDR) | |
| Bronze |  Sergey Danilin (URS) |
Prock wins Austria's first medal at the world championships since 1978.
The FIL World Luge Championships 1987 took place in Igls, Austria for the second time, having done so previously in 1977.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Markus Prock (AUT) | |
| Silver | Jens Müller (GDR) | |
| Bronze | Sergey Danilin (URS) |
Prock wins Austria's first medal at the world championships since 1978.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) | |
| Silver | Gabriele Kohlisch (GDR) | |
| Bronze | Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Jörg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch) | |
| Silver |  West Germany (Stefan Ilsanker, Georg Hackl) | |
| Bronze | West Germany (Thomas Schwab, Wolfgang Staudinger) |
Hoffmann and Pietzsch become the first lugers to win three straight World Championship events.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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